Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)

Ivanna Sakhno Cast in Star Wars Ahsoka  11/29/2021 5:11 PM EST
Ivanna Sakhno (Pacific Rim: Uprising) has been cast in the upcoming Disney+ series "Star Wars: Ahsoka", a spinoff from "The Mandalorian".Sakhno will star alongside Rosario Dawson and Natasha Liu Bordizzo."Star Wars: Ahsoka" is executive produced by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni and written by Filoni. Production is set to begin in March 2022....  More>>

Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Confirmed for 2022 Release  11/12/2021 1:47 PM EST
It has been confirmed by Disney that their Obi-Wan Kenobi series will debut on Disney+ next year. There's no word yet on a specific date, however.A sizzle reel shown to the press showed some concept art as well as behind-the-scenes footage with Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. In the footage, McGregor says, "Have another swing at each other, might be quite satisfying for everybody".He added, ...  More>>

Star Wars Rogue Squadron Production Delayed  11/8/2021 3:56 PM EST
"Rogue Squadron", a "Star Wars" film that was slated to be released in December 2023, will now be delayed. It has been removed from Disney's production schedule.Director Patty Jenkins is said to have some scheduling conflicts, so the production that was supposed to start in 2022 won't be happening.Jenkins directed "Wonder Woman" and "Wonder Woman 1984", as well as 2003's "Monster". She also has a ...  More>>

Disney+ Brings Back Hayden Christensen As Anakin Skywalker In Ah...  10/25/2021 9:43 AM EST
Hayden Christensen, the actor who portrayed Jedi Knight, Anakin Skywalker in both Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Christensen will return to his role in Ahsoka, the upcoming live-action series on Disney Plus.  The series will star Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, the former apprentice of Anakin Skywalker.Disney will have to be creative, Christensen's casting in Ahsoka is set around the...  More>>

The Book of Boba Fett Set for a December Release Exclusively on ...  9/29/2021 3:15 PM EST
Disney+ has announced that the new series "The Book of Boba Fett" will be premiering on Wednesday, December 29.The Lucasfilm, Star Wars universe series finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the Galaxy's underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.Temuera Morri...  More>>

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes (Symphonic Suite from the Original...  8/14/2021 12:53 PM EST
Composer John Williams was born in 1932 in Queens, New York.  Over the span of a seventy-year career, he became a composer, conductor, pianist, and trombonist and has won an astounding twenty-five Grammys.  He has also been nominated for fifty-two Academy awards, placing him just behind Walt Disney for the most Oscar nominations.  His 1977 score for Star Wars was chosen as the greatest film score ...  More>>

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Gets a Season 2 Renewal From Disney+  8/5/2021 2:05 PM EST
"Fans have enthusiastically embraced the action and drama of "Star Wars: The Bad Batch," and we are excited to see the Star Wars animated universe continue to expand on Disney+. As the dedicated streaming home for the Star Wars franchise, we can't wait for the second season of this fan-favorite animated series," said Michael Paull, President of Disney+ and ESPN+.Executive producer Dave Filoni said...  More>>

Disney Plus to Celebrate May the 4th with Release of Star Wars: ...  5/3/2021 10:44 AM EST
To celebrate May the 4th, which is known as Star Wars Day, a brand-new original Star Wars series, "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" will be released on Disney+. The series is a first-of-its-kind Star Wars-themed short from "The Simpsons;" and multiple themed cinematic experiences in celebration of a galaxy far, far away.A new Star Wars-inspired short, "Maggie Simpson in ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap,'"...  More>>

Loki Writer Michael Waldron to Write New Star Wars Film  1/7/2021 1:44 PM EST
It's being said that Michael Waldron ("Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness") has been chosen to pen a new "Star Wars" feature film. This would be just one part of the recent deal that Waldron and Walt Disney Studios struck.The writer was also involved in the Disney+ series "Loki", as a head writer and executive producer. There is a chance that this new deal could also bring him back for "L...  More>>

LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special Coming to Disney Plus  10/15/2020 1:12 PM EST
On November 17, Disney+ will be bringing us the "LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special". November 17th is also known as the fan-favorite holiday Life Day first introduced in the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special"."The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" reunites Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie, Rose, and the droids for a joyous feast on Life Day. Rey sets off on a new adventure with BB-8 to gain a deeper knowledge of t...  More>>

Black Mirror Director Toby Haynes to Take Over on Rogue One Spinoff  9/23/2020 9:57 AM EST
"Black Mirror's" Tony Haynes has taken over as director for the upcoming Disney+ "Rogue One" spinoff series. Tony Gilroy has departed the project because of travel restrictions that are in place due to COVID-19.Haynes already had connections to the project, as he was going to direct some future episodes. He is also located in the UK, where the series is being shot. The series will follow the backs...  More>>

New Animated Series Star Wars The Bad Batch Coming to Disney Plu...  7/13/2020 1:52 PM EST
Disney+ has announced that they will be adding a new animated series to its lineup - "Star Wars: The Bad Batch". The series will premiere in 2021.The series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in "The Clone Wars") as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch - a unique squad of clones ...  More>>